Holcomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894 an obsolete combination of Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
Holcomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894b: 83 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Afrotropic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Ethiopia (“Südabessinien”): (no further data) (A. Ilg). Primary type depository: MHNG. Type notes: The lectotype proposed by Sharaf et al., 2016a: 9, with the data Eritrea: Ghinda, iii.1906 (Escherich), is invalid and must be set aside as it is not from the original type-series (wrong locality, collection date too late, wrong collector).
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